Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released March 13, 2007
Recorded 2006–07
Genre R&B, neo soul
Label Atlantic
Producer Carvin & Ivan
Harold Lilly
Jake & the Phatman
Lab Ratz
Raphael Saadiq
The Underdogs
Theron "Neff-U" Feemster
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
Musiq Soulchild chronology

Soulstar
(2003)		 Luvanmusiq
(2007)		 OnMyRadio
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
DJ Booth [3]
Entertainment Weekly B[4]
Metromix [5]

Luvanmusiq (Lovin' Musiq) is the fourth release by the singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S. radio in late November 2006; it reached number two on the R&B chart,[6] and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] Following its release, it entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold.[8] During the same week, the second single, "Teachme", entered the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 54, and rose to number five in its thirteenth week. "Teachme" also entered the Hot 100 at number 92 on the issue date, May 26, 2007.[9] By July 11, 2007, the album had sold 789,377 copies in the U.S.

The third single from the album was "Makeyouhappy", first said in an entry on Soulchild's MySpace blog.[10] The song has already entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-hop Songs chart, peaking at #61. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "B.U.D.D.Y."  T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, R. Stivalet, K. NixLab Ratz 3:45
2. "Ms.Philadelphia"  J. Johnson, S. Smith, S. Ridge II, C. WilsonCurtis "Sauce" Wilson, Musiq Soulchild 3:56
3. "Teachme"  C. Haggins, C. Williams, I. Barias, J. SmithOrthodox & Ransum 4:22
4. "Better Man"  T. Johnson, R. Saadiq, R. Ozuna, K. WoodenRaphael Saadiq, Jake and The Phatman 4:39
5. "Thequestions"  T. Johnson, H. LillyMusiq Soulchild, Theron Feemster 3:11
6. "Today"  T. Johnson, T. Dixon, H. Mason II, D. ThomasThe Underdogs 4:04
7. "Makeyouhappy"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 3:20
8. "Ridiculous"  T. Johnson, BJ. Sledge, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 3:48
9. "Millionare"  T. Johnson, H. Lilly, M. Gordon, T. FeemsterTheron Feemster, Harold Lilly 3:54
10. "Takeyouthere"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 4:55
11. "Lullaby"  T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, K. Guinn, E. Guinn, A. Felder, J. GrantLab Ratz 4:19
12. "Greatestlove"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 4:46
13. "Turnback" (bonus track)   3:06
14. "B.U.D.D.Y." (Remix) (featuring Ja Rule & Fat Joe) (iTunes bonus track)   4:28

Samples credits

Bonus tracks

  1. "Ooo Baby Baby" (3:02) (Circuit City bonus track)
  2. "Movin' On" (4:11) (AOL Black Voices exclusive track)[11]
  3. "Allaboutyou" (2:52) (Best Buy bonus track)
  4. "Ridethrough" (3:06) (Best Buy bonus track)
  5. "Slowdown" (3:50) (Best Buy bonus track)
  6. "Rewind" (3:08) (iTunes bonus track)

References

  1. ↑ About.com review
  2. ↑ Luvanmusiq at AllMusic
  3. ↑ DJ Booth review
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ Metromix review
  6. ↑ Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  7. ↑ Billboard Singles Charts - Billboard Top 100 Songs - Billboard Top 100 Singles
  8. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart", Billboard.com, March 21, 2007.
  9. ↑ Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  10. ↑ MySpace.com - Musiq Soulchild - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Soul - www.myspace.com/musiqsoulchild
  11. ↑ "Black Voices News and Opinion on The Huffington Post". Blackvoices.aol.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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March 31, 2007 		Succeeded by
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